Sanitary device



April 5, 1938. R E SATlTER 2,113,123

SANITARY DEVI CE Filed April 26, 1937 Patented Apr. 5, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT vOFFICE SANITARY DEVICE Robert E. saduer, cincinnati, ohio Application April 26, 1937, Serial N0. 139,017

2 Claims.

A second important object of the invention -is to provide a novel device of this kind for holding a pile of pads of absorbent material and moistening the lowermost pad automatically so that 15 when the moist bottom pad is withdrawn for use the pad next above is automatically moistened. A third important object of the invention is to provide a simple device wherein, by a novel construction, the bottom pad of a pile of flat o pads of absorbent material will be wet by capillary attraction from one edge across the whole pad.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and particularly claimed. In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several 3U views, andz- Figure l is a front elevation of the invention. Figure 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. In the embodiment of the invention as shown in the present drawing there is provided a vertically elongated casing made of metal or other suitable material, having va front wall II), rear wall I2 and side walls I I. In the front Wall I0 there is a delivery opening I3 of general in- 4u verted V-shape, this opening having a straight bottom edge I4 extending between the side Walls II from one wall to the other. Extending rearwardly from the front Wall level with the edge I4 is a tank top I5 which terminates in spaced .l5 relation tothe rear wall l2. The rear part of this tank top I5`is downwardly arched to form a transverse trough I6 extending from side wall to side wall. From the rear edge of the trough I6 a partition Il extends upwardly so that it is 5u spaced from the rear Wall I2. This partition extends from side wall to side Wall of the casing land thus forms an upstanding tank leg. A casing top I8 is removably tted on the casing to hermetically closethe top of the tank leg when in :,r, position. The casing is provided with a bottom I9 which not only forms the casing bottom but also constitutes the tank bottom. Just below the level of the top of the trough I6 the partition II is provided with a small feed Aopening 20 which communicates with the trough.

The pads or pledgets consist of an envelope 2| of transparent water proof material such as the commercial. product known as glassine, each envelope being open at its rear edge. Each envelope is lled with water-soluble absorbent ma- 10' terial 22, such as cellucotton or the like and this filling 22 projects out of the envelope 2I slightly. These pads are of proper size to fit the casing in front of the partition II and lie flat on the tank top l5 with the projecting part of the cotton of 15 the pad resting against the partition I'I. These pads are piled one on the other in the casing and, when thus arranged, the cotton of the bottom pad rests in the trough I6.

'I'he metal top I8 is a suilicient barometric seal when the cover I8 is in place. The edge portions of the upstanding water leg extend up a suicient distance so that when the c over I8 is placed in position it actually contacts the entire perimeter of the water leg opening. If desired, an auxiliary sealing means, such as a water-proofed plug, may be inserted in the upper end of the upstanding water leg after the tank has been filled.

. In use, the casing is filled with padi or pledgets and the tank lled with water, antiseptic solution or other suitable liquid, the top I8 being immediately closed. A certain amount of the liquid will run into the trough and when it rises above-the opening it will stop owing. 'I'he 3- absorbent material of the bottom pad will rest,

at its projecting edge, in the liquid in the trough and the liquid will be absorbed through the Whole mass 'of absorbent material in this' bottom pad by capillary attraction. The bottom pad may 40 now be drawn out through the opening I3 Whereupon the pile of pads will drop and the next pad will be moistened.

When the level of the fluid falls below the opening 20 a bubble of air enters the tank and 45 a little additionatuid flows out into the trough so that the latter is always kept lled to\ the proper height to effectual y wet the bottom pad.

It is to be noted that t ese pads afford means for thoroughly and sanitarily cleansing the bdy o oi the user.

There has thus been provided a simple and` eilicient device of the kind described and for the purpose specified.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and proportions of the invention without departing from the material principles involved. It is not therefore desired to confine the invention to the exact form herein shown and described but it is desired to include all such as come within the scope ot the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:A

1. In adispensing device, a casing having a front wall provided with a withdrawal opening, a tank in said casing having a lower body portion provided with a top forming a pad support, said top being level with the bottom edge of said opening. said tank having a rear upstanding leg and having a transverse trough in front of said leg and communicating with the leg through a small ilow opening, and a closure for said leg j stationary bottom for supporting a stack o! absorbent pads, said bottom having a recess therein for receiving nuid lfor absorption by the lowermost pad of a stack of pads supported on said bottom, said recess having an opening in its wall above its bottom for permitting fluid flow to said recess, said casing having an opening aligned with said bottom whereby a pad supported' on said bottom may be removed laterally, and a iluid supply reservoir, sealed against barometric pressure and discharging into said recess through said opening.

. ROBERT l. SADTLIR. 

